Pa-kua: Eight-Trigram Boxing (Chinese Martial Arts Library) by Robert W. Smith,Allen Pittman

By Robert W. Smith,Allen Pittman

This booklet outlines the background and methods of Pa-kua—a kind of boxing according to the 8 (pa) trigrams (kua) of the I Ching.

This martial arts consultant provides an intensive account of the philosophy in the back of the artwork. It additionally provides to the West for the 1st the orthodox kind of the final chinese language Pa-kua grasp Wang Shu-chin. defined in nice aspect and completely illustrated are the elemental recommendations, the 8 palm shapes, and the 8 conventional tools of "walking the circle."

Guided by way of this easy-to-follow textual content, the scholar of Pa-kua can probe deeply into the hitherto hidden secrets and techniques of 1 of the main whole platforms of self safeguard ever developed.

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